During Lent the Knights of Columbus are conducting a fund drive in support of the Well of Mercy, a charitable organization that provides transitional housing, spiritual nourishment, and other support services to women with unplanned pregnancies who choose to carry their baby to term. Please return the baby bottles full of cash and change by April 6.  

Traditional Stations of the Cross will be prayed on the Fridays of Lent following the 12:10 Mass.

Our next preparation session for parents (and, if possible, godparents) of infants to be baptized is Monday, May 12, at the Rectory. Sessions are from 7:00 to 8:15pm.  These sessions are for first time parents and for parents who have never before attended a preparation session. Call the Parish Office to register. It is not necessary to wait for the baby to be born to attend a preparation session. Baptisms normally take place on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 1:15pm and on the first weekend of the month during Mass. More here

Prayer is one of the three pillars of lent. Join us to pray the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary each Sunday of Lent at 11:40am.

Everyone is welcome and rosaries are provided.

Have you seen the invitation to Be One of The 300 in the weekly bulletin? (see it here)

If we have 300 people willing to make a sustaining donation of $10 a month, then we will be able to adequately fund not only Assumption Shares, but also the Saturday sandwiches we make for Chicago Help Initiative and the monthly grocery bill for the migrant family of eight that Assumption helps support. $10 a month is a very small amount that will go a long way if we have the participation we need. And your monthly gift is easy to set up electronically. Just click HERE. The first option in the dropdown menu will be Assumption Shares.

Our OCIA group of Catechumens and Candidates participated in the Rite of Sending on Sunday, March 16, before going to Holy Name Cathedral for the Right of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion. Please keep them in prayer, as they enter these final weeks of preparation before celebrating the Sacraments of Initiation on Holy Saturday night. Click on the photo for a better look. 

There will be exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction on the third Monday of the Month from 5:00 to 7:00pm. Our next period of adoration is Monday April 21. There is free validated parking at MartPark, Orleans and Hubbard.